Turkey: archaeologists uncover ancient Jesus fresco in tomb

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Turkey: archaeologists uncover ancient Jesus fresco in tomb  Archaeologists in Turkey uncovered one of the most important finds from Anatolia’s early Christian era: a fresco of a Roman-looking Jesus as the “Good Shepherd.”  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/12/turkey-archaeologists-uncover-ancient-jesus-fresco-in-tomb  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00This ancient tomb in Turkey houses a rare find for the country.

00:07A fresco of Jesus as the Good Shepherd depicted in a Roman style.

00:13Researchers say it is one of the rare instances in Anatolia

00:17where Jesus is portrayed with distinctly Roman attributes

00:21dating from the earliest years of Christianity.

00:26During our excavations in August 2025, we discovered a hypogeum tomb.

00:34We found that this tomb had been previously desecrated.

00:38In our initial examinations inside the tomb, which is oriented north-south,

00:42we encountered a fresco of the Good Shepherd Jesus on the north wall.

00:47We believed that the other walls also contained depictions of individuals

00:51who likely belonged to an aristocratic family.

00:54These depictions are very similar to the Fayon portraits.

00:58The scene depicted, which we call the symposium scene or banquet scene,

01:02is actually quite special for us.

01:04And if we were to interpret it through the lens of the Good Shepherd depiction,

01:08we are considering the possibility that it is the only example of its kind in Anatolia.

01:14Experts believe that the tomb in the village of Hisardere dates back to the 3rd century,

01:21a time when Christians were still being persecuted by the Roman Empire.

01:26The depictions in the frescoes found inside the hypogeum tomb show a transition from late paganism

01:35to early Christianity, depicting the deceased being sent off to the afterlife in a positive and fitting manner.

01:42The walls and ceiling of the cramped tomb include bird and plant motifs surrounding portraits of nobles and the slave attendants.

01:56Scientists also uncovered five skeletons during the excavations, of which not all could be identified.

02:03When Pope Leo recently visited the nearby town of Iznik,

02:09Turkish President Erdogan presented him with a tile painting of the Good Shepherd discovery as a gift.

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